Defends the position of Melville as one of the most important poets of the 19th century, analyzing three of Melville's longest poems--each representative of a different era in Melville's career. The poems studied are Bridegroom Dick, The Scout Toward Aldie, and The Marquis de Grandvin.
- ISBN10 0838610021
- ISBN13 9780838610022
- Publish Date 1 January 1972
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 March 2012
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Associated University Presses
- Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 146
- Language English